“I feel responsible for the relegation because I am the manager,” said Liverani.

“But not for the squad that was built by other people before my arrival. I have not been involved with negotiating the salaries of the players or bringing them in.

“I found a team and I was convinced that they had the quality to avoid relegation. Unfortunately this didn’t happen.”

It is rumoured that Orient’s squad of players were one of the highest paid in the division, and yet they have finished second bottom and not mounted the promotion charge most expected.

Liverani discussed a big problem he has faced following full time at the County Ground.

He added: “I have to say lots of players had plenty of injuries, recurring injuries, and they have missed the majority of the season and the majority of training, so this was certainly a problem during the season for me.”

It was a problem for the Italian boss, but every team has to deal with injuries and with the squad available to him, he should have done better.

Liverani has changed the team too many times and that is one of a number of reasons why Orient will be plying their trade in the fourth tier next year.

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